Trent Horn

1 month ago | catholic.com | Trent Horn

One Jewish objection to Jesus is that he could not have inspired the authors of the New Testament because the New Testament promotes hatred of Jews. Jesus must instead be a rabbi whom the first Christians misunderstood. What else could explain the New Testament’s alleged propensity, especially in the Gospel of John, to heap blame and scorn on “the Jews” who persecuted their Lord (7:1)?

1 month ago | catholic.com | Trent Horn

While clickbaiting promises something alluring to get people to click on something and then pull a bait and switch, rage-baiting is the opposite. It encourages people to engage or “click” by presenting something so outrageous or anger-inducing that the person views the material in order to vent his anger at it. This happens with online Catholics when they post content to enrage Protestants, or just don’t consider how they’ll receive the message.

2 months ago | catholic.com | Trent Horn

All Are WelcomeOne hymn that serves as an excellent case study in applying the document’s message would be “All Are Welcome” by Marty Haugen, which was at one point banned in some dioceses. Whenever you say “All Are Welcome” is a bad hymn, you get accused of being . . . well, not welcoming. But this song makes it sound as though we are trying to recruit people into our club to boost membership, not call people to repentance to receive the holy sacrifice of the Eucharist.

Oct 17, 2024 | catholic.com | Trent Horn

In my book Confusion in the Kingdom I document how lots of liberal Catholics refuse to speak frankly about sexual sin and often use ambiguous language to give the impression that sins like sodomy really aren’t so bad. But these same people often have no problem clearly denouncing sins that are not celebrated among their political tribe.

Oct 3, 2024 | catholic.com | Trent Horn

The United States is just a few weeks away from the presidential election, and things just keep getting more depressing. Each of the leading candidates has endorsed intrinsic evils, including Donald Trump, who wants to fund IVF procedures. Many Catholics might ask in response, “What should I do in the face of these choices?”One choice is to vote for a minor candidate who doesn’t endorse intrinsic evils. You might vote for Peter Sonski, the 2024 presidential nominee of the American Solidarity Party.